Microsoft fixed some bugs but also introduced some new issues. The biggest news item, however, was the introduction of a ...

Windows 11’s new Start menu is more customizable than ever, but it now takes up nearly the entire screen, and the November ...

Windows 11 is finally receiving the Start Menu interface I've been asking for since launch, and it elevates Microsoft's PC ...

Windows Search UI height now matches the Start menu on Windows 11, and it's rolling out with the November 2025 optional update.

Windows 11/10 Start Menu lets you access all your apps, Windows settings, and files. You can launch the Start Menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the Taskbar. Clicking on the icon again or ...

If the Start Menu Search box keeps popping up randomly or opening automatically on its own in Windows 11/10, here are a few troubleshooting steps you may want to take a look at. This is a weird ...

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The Start menu is back in Windows 10, but it's not exactly your father's start menu. Here's how to get the most out of it. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on ...

The Start menu made its triumphant return in Windows 10 after being jettisoned in Windows 8 and 8.1. But the Windows 10 Start menu is not as user friendly as the one in Windows 7 when it comes to ...

In Windows 7, the Start menu and the taskbar have become both easier to use and more sophisticated. However, they also offer a slew of additional capabilities and customization options that aren’t ...

If you’re a Windows 8 user missing your Start menu, download this free replacement. Third-party replacement of the missing Windows 8 Start menu (I’m sorry, the Modern/Metro UI is not a start menu) has ...

Next month Microsoft will be releasing the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, also known as build 1903, and with it the Windows Start Menu will now be running under its own process called "Start". This is ...